Award winners
Distinguished Master's Thesis Prize
The University of Manitoba Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prizes are given out annually to recognize the achievements of Master’s graduates who submitted groundbreaking theses in the previous academic year. The Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies offers up to five Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prizes in each of the following categories: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Recipients of this award receive a Citation Certificate and a prize valued at $1,000.
- The University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prize – Humanities recipient is Paige Boyd, Department of Classics, Faculty of Arts
- The University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prize in Health Sciences recipient is Jess Crawford, College of Nursing, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences.
- The University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prize in Social Sciences recipient is Matthew McCorquodale-Bauer, Curriculum, Teaching, and Learning, Faculty of Education (Social Sciences).
- The University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prize in Applied Sciences recipient is Mark Tachie, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering.
- The University of Manitoba Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Distinguished Master’s Thesis Prize in Natural Sciences receipeint is Fangqing Liu – Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science.
Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners
University of Manitoba Distinguished Dissertation Awards are given to graduating doctoral students who have been nominated by their faculty/college/school for a dissertation that represents a ground-breaking piece of original work. Each year, one award is offered in each of the following categories: applied sciences, health sciences, humanities, natural sciences, and social sciences. Awardees receive a $3,000 prize.
Dr. Mario Phaneuf
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Price Faculty of Engineering.
Dr. Nitesh Sanghai
College of Pharmacy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences
Dr. Jordan Laidlaw
Faculty of Education
Dr. Little Hermie Monterde
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Science
Previous Distinguished Dissertation Award Winners
2022
- Wanda Philips-Beck
- Jose Sanchez
- Wesley Silva
- Anne Lindsay
- Hongwei Lui
2023
- William Bugg
- Cameron Verwey
- Iloradanon Efimoff
- Laura Forsythe
2024
- Ali Safian
- Qian Liu
- Ying Yang
2025
- Brock Edwards
- Emma Martell
- Yu Xia
- Zhen Qi
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